Platts inaugural European Utility Supply Chain conference will gather Europe's leading power companies to discuss, debate and explore the challenges of regulation, sustainability, commodity price volatility and investment while providing practical insights into developing supplier relationships, logistical infrastructure and maximizing efficiency within the supply chain operation.

Key Topics:

• The changing commercial structure of European power markets
• The 'energy and climate package' and its impact on European supply chain operations
• Demands to support sustainability improvements
• Risk allocation and management in new power projects
• The economic downturn and its impact on utility supply chain investment
• Developing supplier relationships
• Global integration, demand planning and strategic sourcing
• The evolving European energy mix and its impact on utility supply chain infrastructure: nuclear, renewables and CCS

Key Speakers Include:

• Richard Harpley, Director of Supply Chain, EDF Energy Networks
• Lord Martin O'Neill, Select Committee Science & Tech; Vice-Chair All Party Group Energy Studies; Chair, Nuclear Industry Association
• Dr. Helmar Rendez, Senior Vice President, Group Function Strategies, Vattenfall AB.
• Luigi Michi, Head of Power Energy Management, Enel
• Chris Lovatt, Director of Supply Chain, EON UK
• Simon C, Global Procurement Officer, National Grid
• Steve Berry, Former Projects Director, BP
• Chris Matthews, Head of Logistics, EDF Energy Networks
• Jiri Novotny, Procurement Manager, Power Plants Construction, CEZ
• Peter Szenasy, Power Plant Development Director, CEZ
• Peter Vis, Member of Cabinet of Andris PIEBALGS, Commissioner for Energy, EU Commission
• Goran Lindgren, CCS Project Manager, Vattenfall
• Christopher Harrop, Head of Nuclear Projects, E.ON UK
• Tim Balcon, Chief Executive, Energy & Utility Skills
• Peter Kernan, Managing Director and Head of European Utilities, Standard & Poor's
• Francisco J. López García, Director, NuclearGeneration Division,Iberdrola Ingeniería y Construcción
• Scott Babka, Executive Director - Industrials Research, Morgan Stanley
• Per Resen Steenstrup, Chief Executive Officer, Wave Star Energy
• Douglas Kent, Chairman, European Leadership Team, Supply Chain Council (SCC)
• Andreas Berthold-van der Molen, EMEA Industry Manager, Power and Utility Industries, Microsoft Deutschland Gmbh
• Henry Edwardes-Evans, Managing Editor, Power in Europe, Platts